It was overcast and rained off and on mots of the early afternoon...nothing to
cause any flooding, but just enough to keep the canvas wet...and now drying
outside my garage back in Michigan. the "threat" of a deluge caused many of the
"sunshine" patriots to go home...the ranks being about fifty percent smaller
judging by the difference in the amount of Federal troops marching past the
Watchdog tent.

Tom,

Thanks again for your support on my Fox's Gap talk. Copies of my presentation are
available to anyone via e-mail, if you promise to give five bucks to SHAF at your
next opportunity. As soon as I am finished unpacking the rest of the truck, I'll
let folks know how much the Watchdog collected for SHAF...probably around $100,
but it all counts.

I did meet a woman who's "great-great" ancestor was at the aid station where Reno
died. He wrote a letter describing the wound...looking forward to seeing this
unpublished tidbit. She mentioned that the bullet entered his body "at an upward
angle." I was up at Fox' Gap on Thursday. Saw the new interpretive markers...some
North Carolina folks that were up there noted some errors. When I get a copy of
their comments, I'll post it.

I am hoping to return in mid-November for a tramp in the woods now covering
Wise's Field to look for evidence of the old mountain road south of the gap.

Saw several holes...some neat and some done by a backhoe that appear to be part
of the "search for Wise's well."

On the way home on Monday I stopped in Gettysburg to visit some merchants (Circa
Historic Attire, Thomas Publications and Needle and Thread). My wife and I
decided to stop in Shanksville late in the afternoon as it was not too far off
our route. I felt the same as I have at many other historic site where lives were
lost. Of course it was fresh in our memory. I am curious how the memorial will
develop given the twenty-first century style memorial that is now there. I
describe it as the "Princess Diana" type of memorial. I remember being at the
cemetery at Wounded Knee (South Dakota) on a similar afternoon with sunshine and
a steady wind. All I saw were bright ribbons and all I could hear was the wind.
At Shanksville the now covered gash in the ground was several hundred yards away
with an large array of remembrances of all descriptions near the parking area.
The wind blew some of them in the same manner of the Lakota ribbons, but I would
have preferred the ribbons to some of what I saw. I realize that each of us
expresses ours our feelings individually, but I kept think about what the site
will look like in a few years when I next visit it with my grandsons when they
are curious about it. This was brought in to focus when I remembered the quite
moments at Fox's Gap a few days earlier.

Bill Christen

NJ Rebel

Bill; When are you thinking of returning to Fox s Gap in November? I might, if it would be a weekend, be able to join you there as well...... I have much the

Message 3 of 4
, Sep 17, 2002

Bill;

When are you thinking of returning to Fox's Gap in November? I
might, if it would be a weekend, be able to join you there as
well...... I have much the same reason for needing to know where
the old road went...for my own book....

>
>
> rotbaron@... wrote:
>
> > How was the weather for Sunday at re-enactment?
>
> It was overcast and rained off and on mots of the early
afternoon...nothing to
> cause any flooding, but just enough to keep the canvas
wet...and now drying
> outside my garage back in Michigan. the "threat" of a deluge
caused many of the
> "sunshine" patriots to go home...the ranks being about fifty
percent smaller
> judging by the difference in the amount of Federal troops
marching past the
> Watchdog tent.
>
> Tom,
>
> Thanks again for your support on my Fox's Gap talk. Copies of
my presentation are
> available to anyone via e-mail, if you promise to give five
bucks to SHAF at your
> next opportunity. As soon as I am finished unpacking the rest
of the truck, I'll
> let folks know how much the Watchdog collected for
SHAF...probably around $100,
> but it all counts.
>
> I did meet a woman who's "great-great" ancestor was at the aid
station where Reno
> died. He wrote a letter describing the wound...looking forward
to seeing this
> unpublished tidbit. She mentioned that the bullet entered his
body "at an upward
> angle." I was up at Fox' Gap on Thursday. Saw the new
interpretive markers...some
> North Carolina folks that were up there noted some errors. When
I get a copy of
> their comments, I'll post it.
>
> I am hoping to return in mid-November for a tramp in the woods
now covering
> Wise's Field to look for evidence of the old mountain road
south of the gap.
>
> Saw several holes...some neat and some done by a backhoe that
appear to be part
> of the "search for Wise's well."
>
> On the way home on Monday I stopped in Gettysburg to visit some
merchants (Circa
> Historic Attire, Thomas Publications and Needle and Thread). My
wife and I
> decided to stop in Shanksville late in the afternoon as it was
not too far off
> our route. I felt the same as I have at many other historic
site where lives were
> lost. Of course it was fresh in our memory. I am curious how
the memorial will
> develop given the twenty-first century style memorial that is
now there. I
> describe it as the "Princess Diana" type of memorial. I
remember being at the
> cemetery at Wounded Knee (South Dakota) on a similar afternoon
with sunshine and
> a steady wind. All I saw were bright ribbons and all I could
hear was the wind.
> At Shanksville the now covered gash in the ground was several
hundred yards away
> with an large array of remembrances of all descriptions near
the parking area.
> The wind blew some of them in the same manner of the Lakota
ribbons, but I would
> have preferred the ribbons to some of what I saw. I realize
that each of us
> expresses ours our feelings individually, but I kept think
about what the site
> will look like in a few years when I next visit it with my
grandsons when they
> are curious about it. This was brought in to focus when I
remembered the quite
> moments at Fox's Gap a few days earlier.
>
> Bill Christen
>
>
>
>
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... Gerry, Sometime just before or after Remembrance Day weekend in Gettysburg. . This would be on Friday, the 15th or Sunday the 17th. I would have a couple

Message 4 of 4
, Sep 18, 2002

NJ Rebel wrote:

> When are you thinking of returning to Fox's Gap in November?

Gerry,

Sometime just before or after Remembrance Day weekend in Gettysburg. . This
would be on Friday, the 15th or Sunday the 17th. I would have a couple of
hours to go for a scout. I will not know until closer to the weekend. You are
certainly welcome to join me.

Bill

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